How We Test Software at Microsoft

Alan Page; Ken Johnston; Bj Rollison

ISBN 10: 0735624259 / ISBN 13: 9780735624252

Published by Microsoft Press, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

Title: How We Test Software at Microsoft

Publisher: Microsoft Press

Publication Date: 2008

Binding: paperback

Condition: New

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Synopsis:

It may surprise you to learn that Microsoft employs as many software testers as developers. Less surprising is the emphasis the company places on the testing discipline—and its role in managing quality across a diverse, 150+ product portfolio.

This book—written by three of Microsoft’s most prominent test professionals—shares the best practices, tools, and systems used by the company’s 9,000-strong corps of testers. Learn how your colleagues at Microsoft design and manage testing, their approach to training and career development, and what challenges they see ahead. Most important, you’ll get practical insights you can apply for better results in your organization.

Discover how to:

• Design effective tests and run them throughout the product lifecycle
• Minimize cost and risk with functional tests, and know when to apply structural techniques
• Measure code complexity to identify bugs and potential maintenance issues
• Use models to generate test cases, surface unexpected application behavior, and manage risk
• Know when to employ automated tests, design them for long-term use, and plug into an automation infrastructure
• Review the hallmarks of great testers—and the tools they use to run tests, probe systems, and track progress efficiently
• Explore the challenges of testing services vs. shrink-wrapped software

Synopsis:

Discover how Microsoft implements and manages the software-testing process company-wide with guidance and insights direct from its test managers. Organizing any testing program the people, processes, and tools can be challenging and resource intensive. Even when the necessary tradeoffs are made, no development team can test every scenario. This book explains how a worldwide leader in software, services, and solutions staffed with 8,000 testers implements and manages its testing process effectively company-wide. Whether you re a tester or test manager, you ll gain expert insights on effective testing techniques and methodologies including pros and cons of various approaches. To add interesting context, the book also shares such facts as the number of test machines at Microsoft, how the company uses automated test cases, and bug statistics. It answers key testing questions, such as who tests what, when, and with what tools. And it describes how test teams are organized, when and how testing gets automated, testing tools, and feedback with illuminating insights for software-development organizations of all kinds.